 What gafping numbers now had bit the ground! Thou robb'ft me of a glory juftly mine, Powerful of Godhead, and of fraud divine : Mean fame, alas ! for one of heavenly ftrain, To cheat a mortal, who repines in vain. 30 Then to the city terrible and ftrong,...  The Works of the English Poets: Pope's Homer - Page 264by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1721 - 324 pages
...God of Day! To check my conquefts in the middle way: 2 J How few in Ilion elite had refuge found ? What gafping numbers now had bit the ground ? Thou robb'ft me of a glory juflly mine, Pow'rful of Godhead, and of fraud divine: Mean fame, alas! for one of heav'nly ftrain,... | |
 | Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...partial God of day! To check my conquefts in the middle way: How few in Ilian elfe had refuge found; zj What gafping numbers now had bit the ground? Thou robb'ft me of a glory juftly mine, Fow'rful of Godhead, and of fraud divine: Mean fame, alas! for one of heav'nly ftrain, Then to the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 380 pages
...God of Day f To check my conquefts in the middle way : How few in llion elfe had refuge found ! 25 What gafping numbers now had bit the ground ! Thou...heavenly ftrain, To cheat a mortal, who repines in vain. jcf Then to the city terrible and ftrong, With high and haughty fteps he tower'd along. So the prond... | |
 | Homer - 1791 - 326 pages
...? 2£ What gafping numbers now had bit the ground ? Thou robb'ft me ofa gloryjuftly mine, Pow'rful of Godhead, and of fraud divine : Mean fame, alas ! for one of heav'nly drain, To cheat a mortal, who repines in vain. 30. Then to the city, terrible and ftrong,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 pages
...the ground ! Ihourohb'il me of a glory jiiftly mine, Powerful of Godhead, and of fraud divine : Man fame, alas ! for one of heavenly ftrain, To cheat...repines in vain. 30 Then to the city terrible and llrong, '¡th high and haughty fteps he tower'd along. So the proud courfer, vi#or of the prize, To... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...God of Day : To check my cimquetts in the middle way : How few in Ilion elfe had refuse found ! 25 What gafping numbers now had bit the ground! Thou robb'ft me of a glory'juftly mine, Powerful of Godhead, and of fraud divine • Mean fame, alas ! for one of heavenly... | |
 | 1813 - 374 pages
...had refuge found ? What gasping numbers now had hit the ground ? Thou robh'st me of a glory justly mine, Powerful of godhead, and of fraud divine : Mean fame, alas! for one of heavenly strain, To cheat a mortal who repines in vain.' Then to the city, terrible and strong, With high and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 340 pages
...else had refuge found! What gasping numbers now had bit the groun Thou robb'st me of a glory justly mine, Powerful of godhead, and of fraud divine: Mean fame, alas ! for one of heavenly strain, To cheat a mortal who repines in vain.' Then to the city, terrible and strong, With high and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pages
...else had refuge found! What gasping numbers now had bit the ground! Thou robb'st me of a glory justly mine, Powerful of godhead, and of fraud divine: Mean fame, alas! for one of heavenly strain, To cheat a mortal who repines in vain.' Then to the city, terrible and strong, With high and... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1822 - 344 pages
...had refuge found ? What gaspin g numbers now had bit the ground ? Thou robb'st me of a glory justly mine, Powerful of godhead, and of fraud divine: Mean fame, alas ! for one of heavenly strain, To cheat a mortal who repines in vain." Then to the city, terrible and strong, With high and... | |
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